Senior DevOps Engineer
Software Engineering
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Operations squad. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building high-performance, scalable, mission-critical, and secure systems in the cloud to scale our infrastructure further with efficient tools such as Kubernetes and Terraform. You will drive the evolution of major parts of our growing platform, serving millions of customers across multiple countries. You will be joining our amazing and diverse team, learning and helping others to learn something new every day.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable, cost-effective, and reliable systems with technologies such as Kubernetes in GCP cloud environment
Improve our CI/CD process and increase the level of automation at Yassir in order to increase our efficiency
Play a key role in handling incidents, and support engineering teams with their infrastructure needs
Develop infrastructure as code as required
Introduce processes, documentation, best practices, and tools that would help our engineering teams be more productive
Automate deployment and scaling processes to minimize downtime.
Continuously improve infrastructure and processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
Requirements
At least 8+ years of experience in a similar role building and maintaining large-scale, distributed infrastructure environments in the cloud
Strong experience with Linux administration and scripting languages (Bash, Python, TypeScript, etc)
Proven Experience working with Containers and Container Orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes
Proven Experience with configuration management tools such as Terraform, CDK for Terraform, Pulumi
Proven Experience working with cloud infrastructure and services (GCP, AWS, Azure) with at least 1 year of experience building and maintaining services in GCP
Previous experience with CI/CD processes
Previous experience with Node.JS or Python
Strong understanding of network protocols and security best practices.
Familiar with relational and non-relational database models (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis)
Experience with ElasticSearch, LogStash, and Kibana is a plus
Experience with Prometheus and Grafana is a plus.
Outstanding written & verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure, and meet tight deadlines
Highly organized, creative, and critical thinker
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
Organized and obsessive about details
Hard-working, passionate, and looking to embrace the challenge
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
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